Duel of the Fates

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Duel of the Fates is the climactic lightsaber battle from Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace, featuring Jedi against the Sith and underscored by John Williams’ iconic choral score.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf film score cue ⓘ
musical composition ⓘ
associatedMedium film ⓘ
soundtrack album ⓘ
associatedWithCharacter Anakin Skywalker (symbolic association) ⓘ
linked to: Anakin Skywalker

Darth Maul ⓘ
Obi-Wan Kenobi ⓘ
Qui-Gon Jinn ⓘ
associatedWithFaction Jedi Order ⓘ
Sith ⓘ
composer John Williams ⓘ
composerRole John Williams – composer and conductor ⓘ
linked to: John Williams
countryOfOrigin United States ⓘ
createdFor Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace (1999) ⓘ
criticalReception widely acclaimed by film music critics ⓘ
fanReception considered one of the most iconic Star Wars themes ⓘ
featuredIn Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace ⓘ
firstAppearance 1999 film Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace ⓘ
franchise Star Wars ⓘ
genre choral music ⓘ
film score ⓘ
orchestral music ⓘ
hasChoralTextSource adapted from a Celtic poem translated into Sanskrit-like phonetics ⓘ
hasMotifType battle theme ⓘ
hasTitleLanguage English ⓘ
influenced subsequent Star Wars action cues ⓘ
inUniverseContext conflict between Jedi and Sith ⓘ
keyCharacteristic minor mode emphasis ⓘ
label Sony Classical (soundtrack release) ⓘ
linked to: Sony Classical
languageOfLyrics Sanskrit-inspired pseudo-language ⓘ
medium motion picture soundtrack ⓘ
notableFor association with Darth Maul ⓘ
intense choral writing ⓘ
use in climactic battle sequence ⓘ
partOf Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace (soundtrack) ⓘ
partOfSeries Star Wars prequel trilogy score ⓘ
recordedForDistributor 20th Century Fox ⓘ
recordedForStudio Lucasfilm ⓘ
recursIn Star Wars: Episode II – Attack of the Clones (score motifs) ⓘ
Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith (score motifs) ⓘ
releaseYear 1999 ⓘ
sceneFunction underscores the climactic three-way duel ⓘ
tempoCharacteristic fast and driving ⓘ
textureCharacteristic dense orchestral and choral texture ⓘ
usedInLocation Theed power generator complex ⓘ
linked to: Theed power complex
usedInMarketing trailers for Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace ⓘ
usedInSceneType lightsaber duel ⓘ
usesInstrument choir ⓘ
orchestra ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Qui-Gon Jinn → participatesIn → Duel of the Fates ⓘ
podrace on Tatooine → musicCue → Duel of the Fates (partially used in surrounding sequences) ⓘ
linked to: Duel of the Fates
Johnny Williams → notableWork → Duel of the Fates ⓘ
Theed power generator complex → featuredIn → Duel of the Fates sequence ⓘ
linked to: Duel of the Fates